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Bruce Jenner was not texting while driving when he got into a chain-reaction crash in Malibu that left a woman dead, a publicist for the Olympic gold medalist said Sunday. Jenner will provide his cellphone records if requested by investigators looking into the cause of the four-vehicle crash on Pacific Coast Highway, Alan Nierob said. "The evidence will show that Bruce was not texting at the time of the accident," he said. Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said investigators will likely seek cellphone records for all the drivers to determine whether distracted driving played a role in the accident. Jenner was driving a black Cadillac Escalade when he rear-ended...

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Bruce Jenner was not texting while driving when he got into a chain-reaction crash in Malibu that left a woman dead, a publicist for the Olympic gold medalist said Sunday.
Jenner will provide his cellphone records if requested by investigators looking...

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Steven R. McMullan, was pronounced dead at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the coroner.
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A woman was killed and a man was critically injured when their Lexus veered off Lake Shore Drive and flipped over on a frozen lagoon in Lincoln Park early Monday morning.
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